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New Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider met the media Wednesday and displayed a confident manner while describing himself as a “personnel guy” who will work to make the franchise better every day.

But one thing that came out of the press conference introducing the former Green Bay assistant is that new coach Pete Carroll indeed will have the final say on personnel matters in the case of a tie.

CEO Tod Leiweke said cap and contract specialist John Idzik will report to Schneider instead of working as a third head of the front-office structure as originally outlined, while the “collaborative” effort between Carroll and Schneider will contain one caveat.

“If some day there is a dispute between these guys and there’s a coin toss, we’re going to build the team around this man and the players,” Leiweke said, pointing to Carroll. “And that was an important thing he signed on.

“Pete wins the coin toss, but that’s not an issue because (John) walked in Day One saying we have a special coach and we’re going to build a team around the philosophy of this coach. And that’s I think when the sparks started to fly in that discussion.”

Schneider, 38, said he hit it off almost immediately with Carroll in their initial interview as the two exchanged philosophies. Carroll is excited about the Packers’ recent history of fielding one of the youngest rosters in the NFL in remaking their franchise.

Schneider has been an integral part of the Packers’ draft process as one of GM Ted Thompson’s top advisers.

Schneider expressed the perfect “team-first” role of a personnel man in getting the right players to fit the system desired by his coach and said the structure isn’t much different than most he’s worked with in his 17 years in the league.

“I’ve been blessed to work in different structures where there was a president, for instance, or a head coach who had the final say,” Schneider said. “And a general manager structure as well. Not once have I been in a situation where it was a personnel guy trying to jam a player down a coach’s throat.

“My personal opinion is a personnel guy that is going to try to do that is basically killing himself,” he said. “We’re here to build a team that is structured around Coach Carroll and his philosophies for every position and what we’re going to be doing on offense and defense.

“Now, do I have core beliefs? Absolutely. But we’re going to work through those things. Sometimes from the outside, it’s fun to talk about. But the reality is, we’re a team. It’s the ultimate team sport. So that’s where we go.”

Schneider said he began talking with the Seahawks about their open GM position before Carroll’s hiring and admitted he stepped back and thought about things after the coach was hired first.

But he said that internal discussion took about two minutes before he decided the job was even more attractive with the opportunity to work with the energetic Carroll in rebuilding the franchise.

Schneider worked with the Seahawks in 2000 before taking a job as the personnel chief of the Washington Redskins. He talked of “unfinished business” in Seattle and Leiweke said the endorsement of many of his former co-workers with the Seahawks spoke loudly.

But mostly Leiweke said he liked the breadth of experience Schneider has accumulated in 17 years in the NFL. Leiweke said Schneider helped orchestrate trades for the Packers, was involved with both college and pro scouting and has excellent connections around the league.

Leiweke said the other three finalists for the job all had strengths. Floyd Reese carries considerable experience as a GM, Omar Khan was extremely organized and impressive on the business end and Marc Ross is a premier scout.

But he said Schneider has a “unique skill set” that set him apart, developed from a wide-range of opportunities he’s had with four different NFL teams and his rapid rise at an early age through top-flight personnel departments.

“And he is a 38-year-old with enough energy to keep up with Pete,” Leiweke said with a smile. “At the end of the day, all the arrows pointed to one guy.”